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Bohol Sea

Coordinates:9°12′N124°30′E / 9.2°N 124.5°E /9.2; 124.5
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Marginal sea between the Visayas and Mindanao in the Philippines

Bohol Sea
Mindanao Sea
The sea withCamiguin island in the distance
Bohol Sea is located in Philippines
Bohol Sea
Bohol Sea
Location within the Philippines
Location
Coordinates9°12′N124°30′E / 9.2°N 124.5°E /9.2; 124.5
TypeSea
EtymologyBohol /Mindanao
Basin countriesPhilippines

TheBohol Sea, also called theMindanao Sea, is a sea located between theVisayas andMindanao islands in thePhilippines. It lies south ofBohol andLeyte and north of Mindanao.Siquijor andCamiguin are its two major islands.[1][2]

The majorcities along the coastline of thesea areCagayan de Oro,Iligan,Butuan,Dumaguete,Ozamiz andTagbilaran.

The sea connects to thePhilippine Sea through theSurigao Strait, to theCamotes Sea both through theCanigao Channel andCebu Strait, and to theSulu Sea through the strait betweenNegros Island andZamboanga Peninsula.[1]

Scuba diving

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The Bohol Sea is home to a large variety of premierscuba diving locations, dive charter boats, and hotels that cater to divers. Around the area ofTagbilaran andBalicasag Island there are numerous wall dives that range from 30 to 100 feet (9.1 to 30.5 m). Water temperatures are very warm and most divers use a 3/2short wetsuit to dive the location.[citation needed]

Sea life is abundant and includesclownfish,lionfish,barracuda,dolphins, hugecoral formations, and other common tropical sea life.Rorquals, includingblue whales, have returned to the Bohol Sea, which is a rare trend in any Asian waters.[3]

Gallery

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  • Salagdoong Beach facing the sea in Siquijor
    Salagdoong Beach facing the sea inSiquijor
  • Swimming pool overlooking the Bohol sea
    Swimming pool overlooking the Bohol sea
View of Bohol sea from The Barangay of Cambanac

References

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  1. ^ab"Bohol Sea". Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. RetrievedAugust 29, 2013.
  2. ^Steve Baum (2011)."Mindanao Sea".www.eoearth.org. The Encyclopedia of Earth. Archived fromthe original on March 4, 2016. RetrievedJune 24, 2014.
  3. ^"The Return of Rorquals in the Bohol Sea"(PDF).Marinemammalscience.org. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on October 5, 2016. RetrievedDecember 19, 2016.

External links

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  • Media related toBohol Sea at Wikimedia Commons
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